St Thomas Primary School
1-7 Peninsula Drive, Drysdale VIC 3222
St Thomas Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Drysdale, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 428 students. Its ICSEA is 1,051, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: St Thomas Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Drysdale on the Bellarine Peninsula, established in 1997 and serving Prep to Year 6 with about 430 students. Learning is organised into Junior, Middle and Senior communities. Grounds include a grassed oval, basketball court, adventure playgrounds, vegetable gardens, fruit trees, a chicken coop, creek and dam, plus an outside school hours care service.
Often praised
- Natural grounds and gardens
- Junior, Middle, Senior learning communities
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drysdale Primary School | Drysdale | Public primary | 2.5 km | 1,016 | 378 |
| Clifton Springs Primary School | Clifton Springs | Public primary | 2.5 km | 1,003 | 462 |
| Wallington Primary School | Wallington | Public primary | 5.4 km | 1,031 | 127 |
| Leopold Primary School | Leopold | Public primary | 8.0 km | 1,016 | 877 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea School | Ocean Grove | Catholic primary | 8.2 km | 1,092 | 593 |
| Surfside Primary School | Ocean Grove | Public primary | 8.2 km | 1,075 | 531 |
| Ocean Grove Primary School | Ocean Grove | Public primary | 8.9 km | 1,105 | 596 |
| Point Lonsdale Primary School | Point Lonsdale | Public primary | 11.1 km | 1,115 | 133 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in VIC
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's School | Warragul | Catholic primary · P-6 | 335 | 1,051 |
| St Mary's School | Myrtleford | Catholic primary · P-6 | 143 | 1,051 |
| St Monica's School | Footscray | Catholic primary · P-6 | 89 | 1,051 |
| Holy Rosary School | White Hills | Catholic primary · P-6 | 295 | 1,052 |
| St Alipius' Parish School | Ballarat East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 248 | 1,052 |
| St Joachim's School | Carrum Downs | Catholic primary · P-6 | 328 | 1,052 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.